Joey Logano wins All-Star pole and JGR team dominates Pit Crew Challenge

Joey Logano will start in the front position for the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday. This was decided after a qualifying session that involved a pit stop to change all four tires and complete laps on the track. Christopher Bell's team from Joe Gibbs Racing won the pit crew competition by finishing the stop in 13.223 seconds, beating Brad Keselowski's team by a small margin. The rest of the starting lineup will be determined by heat races on Saturday evening at North Wilkesboro. Logano will also start in the front position for his heat race, while Keselowski, who qualified in second place, will start in the front for the second heat race. The first heat race is set for 5:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, followed by the second heat race at 6:15 p.m. ET. Kevin Harvick qualified in place of Kyle Larson, whose team will not participate in his heat race as he is in Indianapolis for Indy 500 qualifying. In the first heat race, the starting lineup will be: 1. Joey Logano 2. Christopher Bell 3. Chris Buescher 4. Ross Chastain 5. Michael McDowell 6. Denny Hamlin 7. William Byron 8. Chase Elliott 9. Ryan Blaney. In the second heat race, the starting lineup will be determined. Joey Logano secured the pole position for the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, while Joe Gibbs Racing won the Pit Crew Challenge once again. Logano's total time to secure the pole was 89.754 seconds, including his qualifying laps and pit stop. The pit crew's performance is crucial in races, and Logano's team executed it well. Brad Keselowski will start from the front in the second heat race, with Christopher Bell starting in third place. Bell's team won the Pit Crew Challenge with a time of 13.22 seconds. Other drivers who qualified include Daniel Suarez in fourth place, Chris Buescher in fifth place, and Tyler Reddick in sixth place. Ross Chastain, Martin Truex Jr., Michael McDowell, and AJ Allmendinger also secured their positions in the top 10. Some drivers were penalized for speeding during their pit stops, affecting their overall performance. The 47 crew had the slowest time in the Pit Crew Challenge due to issues on the right front and left side of the car.